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Kazushi Sakuraba was a legend for more than a decade. Don’t remember? Retrieve that Rubbermaid from your garage and pull out the November 2000 issue of Black Belt. Turn to Page 83 and read what MMA pundit Stephen Quadros wrote:

Kazushi Sakuraba is the biggest name ever to come out of the Japanese no-holds-barred circuit. Although Continue Reading »

Tucked away in a nondescript industrial section of a Los Angeles suburb lies a dojo that’s gaining a reputation as one of the premier mixed-martial arts schools in California. Running the show are Black Belt Hall of Fame members Gokor Chivichyan and “Judo” Gene LeBell. The state-of-the-art 12,000-square-foot gym in North Hollywood promises to produce Continue Reading »

The martial arts exist in a universe polluted by promises of the ability to punch through walls or defeat 10 thugs after a lesson or two. Equally off-kilter is the premise that the style makes the fighter and competitions can prove which style is best. “Reality” has been packaged and served up so many times Continue Reading »